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Prestin and the good vibrations
In a recent paper published in the Biochemical Journal, Lolli et al. presented evidence that the C-terminal STAS (sulfate transporter and anti-sigma factor antagonist) domain of the motor protein prestin possesses an anion-binding site. This discovery might shed light on an aspect of the function of...
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Portland Press Ltd.
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4964975/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27470595 http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BCJ20160015 |
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author | Birke, Anna Sofia Javelle, Arnaud |
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description | In a recent paper published in the Biochemical Journal, Lolli et al. presented evidence that the C-terminal STAS (sulfate transporter and anti-sigma factor antagonist) domain of the motor protein prestin possesses an anion-binding site. This discovery might shed light on an aspect of the function of this mysterious and fascinating protein that is crucial for the human hearing system. |
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spelling | pubmed-49649752016-08-08 Prestin and the good vibrations Birke, Anna Sofia Javelle, Arnaud Biochem J Commentaries In a recent paper published in the Biochemical Journal, Lolli et al. presented evidence that the C-terminal STAS (sulfate transporter and anti-sigma factor antagonist) domain of the motor protein prestin possesses an anion-binding site. This discovery might shed light on an aspect of the function of this mysterious and fascinating protein that is crucial for the human hearing system. Portland Press Ltd. 2016-07-28 2016-08-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4964975/ /pubmed/27470595 http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BCJ20160015 Text en © 2016 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence 4.0 (CC BY) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Commentaries Birke, Anna Sofia Javelle, Arnaud Prestin and the good vibrations |
title | Prestin and the good vibrations |
title_full | Prestin and the good vibrations |
title_fullStr | Prestin and the good vibrations |
title_full_unstemmed | Prestin and the good vibrations |
title_short | Prestin and the good vibrations |
title_sort | prestin and the good vibrations |
topic | Commentaries |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4964975/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27470595 http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BCJ20160015 |
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